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Ganastrapotherium snorki

Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Taxonomy
Ganastrapotherium snorki was named by Johnson (1984). Its type specimen is U.C.M.P. #40017, a partial skull (partial skull and mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Ganastrapotherium snorki Johnson p. 51 figs. 14-15-17-18-20-21-22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
orderAstrapotheria
familyAstrapotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
genusGanastrapotherium
speciessnorki

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ganastrapotherium snorki Johnson 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:22
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:22
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available